MONROE COUNTY — The Arkansas State Police has released a crash report on an ATV accident that claimed the life of a Palestine man south of Brinkley early Sunday morning.
The report identifies the victim as 27-year-old Spencer Jones.
The accident occurred shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of U.S. Highway 49 and Arkansas State Highway 39 in the Blackton area of Monroe County.
Police said Jones was traveling southbound on State Highway 39 when his 2026 Can-Am ran off the road, struck a stop sign and overturned.
A passenger on the ATV, identified as 32-year-old William Ross of Marianna, was taken to the Forrest City Medical Center for treatment of undisclosed injuries.
